I don’t know anything about the writer Alasdair Gray, but this description (scroll down, it’s part of the post for July 1) by blogger Chris Bertram is, well, sort of intriguing..

“Gray is a unique figure: illustrator, novelist, antiquary…. His 1982 Janine (highly recommended) – about the sexual fantasies of an alcholic security-systems inspector has just been reissued…”